Arlene Voski Avakian
Armenian-American academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arlene Voski Avakian (born 1939) is an Armenian-American academic specializing in women's studies and food history.
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Born | 1939 (1939) |
Nationality | Armenian |
Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Avakian came to the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a graduate student, helping to found the Women's Studies Program. She later joined the faculty at what grew into the university's Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She retired from UMass Amherst in 2011.
Avakian's papers are held in the university's archives collection.[1]